The Great Firewall of China (GFW) prevents Chinese citizens from accessing online content
deemed objectionable by the Chinese government. One way it does this is to search for …

The study of algorithmically curated media environments through emulated browsing has
become a key method of computational social science. Here, we review underlying concepts …

In-network devices around the world monitor and tamper with connections for many reasons,
including intrusion prevention, combating spam or phishing, and country-level censorship …

Anecdotal evidence suggests an increasing number of people are turning to VPN services
for the properties of privacy, anonymity and free communication over the internet. Despite …

Internet censorship measurements rely on lists of websites to be tested, or “block lists” that
are curated by third parties. Unfortunately, many of these lists are not public, and those that …

Many authoritarian regimes have taken to censoring internet access in order to stop the
spread of misinformation, restrict citizens from discussing certain topics, and prevent …

Since 2011, internet shutdowns have steadily become an increasingly popular form of digital
repression, especially in India–which accounted for more than 50% of global recorded …

We present a statistical analysis of changes in the Internet censorship policy of the
government of India from 2016 to 2020. Using longitudinal observations of censorship …

Although Internet censorship is a well-studied topic, to date most published studies have
focused on a single aspect of the phenomenon, using methods and sources specific to each …

The primary report of this thesis is presented as a research paper, following an agreement
with my supervisory team. This introductory chapter provides an overview of the research …